Big night for Wachusett high school sports

It took more than the allotted regulation time, but when the dust had settled in overtime Friday night, no one on the visitors’ side was complaining.

That’s because not only did the Jan. 31 68-62 victory over host Fitchburg raise the Wachusett Regional boys varsity basketball team record to an impressive 11-2, but it marked win number 200 for Mountaineer head coach Tom Gibbons. The milestone victory further sets the 15-year coach into the upper echelon of highly respected and accomplished area coaches.

The win would not come easily and at times appeared that it would wait for another night, but not to the Wachusett players who rallied late to send the contest into OT. Clutch baskets by Tyler Dion and Brian Quinn down the stretch and in extra time sealed the victory over the Red Raiders in this battle for Midland A. supremacy.

More on the career of coach Tom Gibbons in an upcoming Landmark edition.